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. 2023 Nov 15;18(11):e0293187. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293187

Table 2. Descriptive statistics for the 8 study variables.

Variable name n mean sd median min max skew kurtosis
Test for treatment 4311 5.62 1.63 6 1 7 -1.36 1.14
Test for science 4298 5.22 1.81 6 1 7 -0.99 -0.06
Genetic Knowledge 4311 11.55 3.42 11 2 20 0.15 -0.68
Data Security* 4024 -0.01 0.86 -0.26 -1.17 1.73 0.67 -0.81
Health issues* 4024 0 0.66 -0.17 -0.83 2.52 1.51 2.15
Religiosity 3408 4.28 3.19 4 0 10 0.18 -1.16
Destiny is written 4308 3.02 1.66 3 1 7 0.46 -0.93
Mistrust in research 4304 3.78 1.78 4 1 7 0.06 -1.11
Age** 4158 26.75 11.78 22 18 80 2.04 3.92

Note: *Standardized values for factors extracted from EFA of “concerns” questions are presented